Niku-jaga (flavoured Meat And Potatoes)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 medium potatoes (about 450g)
• 200 g beef (i use thinly sliced fillet of either) or 200 g lamb (i use thinly sliced fillet of either)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons sake
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce

Recipe

• 1 peel potatoes and cut into 4-6 pieces.
• 2 soak in water for 5 minutes.
• 3 cut thinly sliced meat into 4-5 cm pieces.
• 4 mix sugar, soy sauce, sake and ginger and bring to a boil.
• 5 add the meat and bring to a boil again.
• 6 add potatoes and water to cover, and place a lid (smaller than the saucepan) inside the pot, right on top the ingredients.
• 7 this is called the"dropped lid technique" and is used to stop the ingredients breaking up, whilst distributing the flavour without stirring.
• 8 bring to a boil again, then simmer until the potatoes are cooked.